ST.
JOHN
ORTHODOX CHURCH
1663 TUTWILER AVENUE
(901)
274-4119
www.stjohnmemphis.org
V.
Rev.
Pastor
Assistant Pastor
V. Rev. Fr. Basil Cushman Rev. Fr. Donald Berge
Associate
Pastor Attached
GREAT
VESPERS ORTHROS and
Saturday,
Antiochian Orthodox
“…the
Disciples were called
Acts 11:26
Holy
Apostle Luke the Evangelist
Epistle: Colossians 4:5-18 Gospel: Luke 10:16-21
The Holy Bread for Eucharist is offered this morning by
Welcome
to all those visiting St. John Orthodox Church.
We are honored by your presence.
It is our sincere desire that your participation today in the Divine
Liturgy will draw you closer to Christ and His Church.
If you are from a non-Orthodox background you may
see new things such as icons, incense, the sign of the
cross, the veneration of saints, and a great deal of standing. These can be perplexing to the uninitiated
eye. Rest assured that everything we do
has a solid biblical foundation and a long history among
The Orthodox Church understands the Eucharist, or
Lord’s Supper, to be – among other things – the paramount expression of
Sunday - Teen Group – Meeting
with Seniors,
Monday - First Hour,
Tuesday -
Third Hour,
- Men’s Lunch,
- Catechumen & Inquirers Class,
- Choir,
Wednesday - Third Hour,
- Vespers,
-
Children’s reading time to follow Vespers
- Wednesday Dinner,
- Wednesday Teaching,
Thursday -
Third Hour,
Friday - Liturgy for
St. James the Brother of our Lord,
- Stay & Play group will meet in the
fellowship hall.
- Paraklesis,
Saturday - Ninth
Hour and Great Vespers,
Sunday -
Orthros,
- Divine
Liturgy,
Divine
Liturgy Friday,
October 23,
PRIEST: Fr.
John HOMILY: Fr. John
DEACONS: Dns. Tim & James READER:
HOLY BREAD: Mindy Williams ALTAR SERVERS: Any who can
COFFEE HOUR:
Divine
Liturgy Sunday, October 25,
PRIEST: Fr.
John HOMILY: Fr.
John
DEACONS: Dns. Charles & Tim READER:
John McGee
HOLY BREAD:
ALTAR SERVERS: Caleb, J. Morgan, Alex, Deon
COFFEE HOUR: Mickey &
WECLOME TEAM: Billy Scrantom,
COMMEMORATIONS
Oct.
18: Apostle Luke the Evangelist; Martyr Marinos
the Elder at Anazarbos; Venerable Theodore and
Simeon; New-martyr Gabriel of Egypt; Peter of Cetinje.
Oct. 19: Prophet Joel; Martyr Varos; Mnason, Bishop of
Oct. 20: Great-martyr Artemios
at
Oct. 21: Venerable Hilarion
the Great; Venerable Christodoulos of Patmos; Hieromartyr Soctrates; Martyr Theodota; Venerable Philotheos,
Barnabas and Hilarion, bishop of Meglin
in Bulgaria; New-martyr John of Monemvasia;
Venerable-confessors Vissarion and Sophroios of Ciorara and Martyr Oprea of Salistie in Romania.
Oct. 22: Averkios
the wonder-worker, equal-to-the-Apostles and bishop of
Oct. 23: Apostle James, brother of the Lord;
Ignatios, patriarch of Constantinople; James of Borovichi, wonder-worker of
Oct. 24: Great-martyr Arethas
(al-Haarith) and those with him in
Oct. 25: Martyrs Marcian
and Martyrios the notaries; Martyrs Chrisaphos and Chrisanthe;
Tabitha the merciful, raised from the dead by the Apostle Peter; translation of
the relics of Venerable Sabbas the Sanctified;
translation of the relics of Venerable John of Beverly.
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DAILY SCRIPTURE
Sunday 2 Corinthians
Monday Philippians
Tuesday Philippians
Wednesday Philippians 2:24-30 Luke 9:44-50
Thursday Philippians 3:1-8 Luke
Friday Philippians 3:8-9 Luke 10:1-15
Saturday 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 Luke 7:2-10
Sunday Galatians
Pray for our catechumens: In Memphis - Maria Cartagena,
Please remember in your
prayers: His Eminence,
Metropolitan PHILIP, His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN, Buddy Taylor, Margaret Layman,
Chris Hodges, Judy Smith (Julie Sanderlin’s mother),
Shirley Gore (
Catechumen and Inquirers’ class will
meet this week on Tuesday evening at
Choir
will meet Tuesday evening at
2009 Parish Business Meeting & Parish
Council Meeting Minutes can be found in the parish hall for your
review.
Sons of Thunder
– Our next meeting will be October 25 at the home of Gary Karnaghon, 880 N. McClean,
Workday at the Skete,
October 31 – All are encouraged to come help with various projects
around the skete including the staining of the
chapels. We will be done in plenty of
time to make it to Vespers and the following Chili Cook-off! Please contact
teen Group Events
TODAY, October 18 – meeting with seniors
Next sunday, October
25 – Sports night
Antiochian Women of
November 13 – 14
Father
Stephen Freeman of St. Anne Mission will be speaking on
“The Emptiness of God”
The
retreat will begin with check-in at
adjourn Saturday at
Cost: $35
Contact
Please
contact Trish in the church office if you are willing to open your home and
host out of town participants.
You
can find Fr. Stephen’s blogsite at http://fatherstephen.wordpress.com
Antiochian Women of
Women’s Teaching
Join us at the home of
for our women’s teaching:
November 5 December
3 January 14
Women’s Book Club
Our next book club
meeting will be Monday, November 2 at
We will be discussing Gentian Hill by Elizabeth Goudge.
Prayers for the Dead
The next Saturday
Prayers for the Dead will be December 5.
Please join us for
prayer and breakfast afterward.
LIBRARY LINES
St. Luke(10/18) is a
well-known and much loved apostle. He shows us the beauty of our Church in
words and in images. However, few may
realize that he was one of the Seventy. He wrote two books of the Bible,
accompanied
Who is a constant source of comfort when our
non-Orthodox relatives die? St. Varus (10/19) is a much loved and prayed-to saint in our
parish. He was a Roman soldier in
Asleep for 200 years!
Our Holy Tradition passes down to us stories of events
which defy the natural order of the world. The seven sleepers of
Friday we honor the “Joy of All Who Sorrow” icon of
the Theotokos (10/24). This is one of the most beautiful icons of her. In it, she is surrounded by flowers and
scenes in which the faithful are traveling, suffering in sickness and old age,
and enduring other storms of life. Healings are associated with this icon, and
one by this name is in
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Chili Cook-off &
Potluck
October 31
Join us after Great
Vespers for a chili potluck dinner and family fun!
Chili
Cook-off
Cookie
Decorating
Kids
in Friendly Costumes
Candy
Scavenger Hunt
If you would like to
participate in the chili contest and/or bring salad and cornbread, please
contact Mindy Williams.
We are asking each
participating family to donate a bag of candy for prizes.